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From: folta@tove.umd.edu (Wayne Folta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Problems with Red Ryder
Summary: Not on my SE
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Date: 2 Feb 89 21:08:52 GMT
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"For some reason, whenever I run Red Ryder off my hard disk, at 2400
"baud, the effective terminal speed is about 1200 baud, and xmodem
"downloads take about 20-25 seconds per 1 Kbyte of data.  This has
"occurred with System 5 and 6 (with and without MultiFinder), and I
"have tried switching out the various INITs, with no success.  So I run
"Red Ryder off a floppy disk, using a bare System 6.0.2 (with no
"MultiFinder) on a ram disk (Dove RAMSnap), and I get about 2400 baud
"throughput and xmodem downloads at about 5 seconds per 1 Kbyte of
"data.  I don't know why it works, but I guess I won't complain too
"much since it does work.  If anyone knows why, I'd like to know.
"
"Andrew Kwan

I just ran a test of RR 10.3 and it worked well at 2400 baud (actually,
220 cps throughput to the screen).  I cannot remember if it was Navigator
or Red Ryder that had problems running full-blast on a Mac Plus.  Something
about an SE being just enough faster (only 10 or 15%) that it performed
full-speed.

I use a 2.5Mb SE, Apple's 20Mb hard disk, MultiFinder under System 6.0.2,
Suitcase, Vaccine, Pyro, and SUM.



Wayne Folta          (folta@tove.umd.edu  128.8.128.42)